Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-08
Local News.
Remember the Band concert at the
City Hall next Monday evening.


At the democratic caucus held at
the City Hall on Saturday evening last
J. NJ. Smith, G. w. McIlhon and j.
w. Horn were appointed a city com
mittee for the ensuing year.
A meeting of the executive COM
mittee .of the S. w. Wis. Industrial
Association will be held at the lice
of the Secetary on Saturday, April
18th, at 2 O'Clock p. N.
Two members of the Mineral Point
Band, Olaf Berglund and Nels Ander-
son, have recently drawn two thousand
dollars on ticket in the Louisiana
State lottery.
Mr. and Mrs. II. II. GoldswOrthy are
sadly bereft by the loss of their infant
aged four months, which
died on last Saturday morning. Many
friends extend sympathy to the be-
reayed parents.
The Marble Comedy Company will
play in this city one week commencing
Monday May I'd. The press gives
Ilattering notice of the company. The
prices of admission will be 10, 20 and
30 cents.
The ladies of the NJ. Z. church will
hold dime entertainment at the res
idence of 5. T. Osborne on Wednes-
day evening next. Mrs. A. NJ. Pitcher
will give recitation and music will
be furnished by members of the church
choir. Refreshments will be served
All are cordially invited to attend.
b. w. Gillett, county superinten-
dent of schools, made The Democrat
office a pleasant call on Monday after
noon. Mr.. Gillett is pleasant gentle
man, and manifests a commendable
in his work We believe
that he will work faithfully and earn
estly for the advancement of the
schools of the county.
The Legate Drum Corps will give a
grand ball at the City Hall on We'd
nesday evening, April Goth. The
Dresser Orchestra will furnish music
Two silver cups will be given as prizef
for waltzing. A profuse decoration OF
the hall has come to be a distinctive
of parties given by the
drum corps; and in this particular the
members promise to Guido themselves
for the coming ball.
The Democrat is enabled to give
this week, the result OF the election
on Tuesday in all but two of the sew
eral towns throughout the county
We are very much pleased at receiving
the news with such promptness. II
shows not only that our friends have
exerted themselves in the matter, but
that the machinery of the mail service
moves like clock work under a dem.
ocratic administration.
S. Hooking & Co., of this city, have
engaged Michael McCarville to can
vass for the sale of Mccormick har.
yesting machines the present season
Mr.. McCarville has been for many
years the successful manager of the
office of the Singer Manufacturing Co
in this city, and is an excellent sales.
man, and the interest of 5. Hooking i
Co. and the Mccormick machinery viii
be well taken care of in his territory.
Valuable discov cries of lead or,
have recently been made at Buncombe
La Fayette county. The latest dis
covery is on mining lands known a:
the Richardson estate, by the Symond.
brothers, two young men not yet TWEEN
ty years of age. Several thousand
pounds have already been taken out
and from 10000 to $4,000 pounds are
now in sight. The mineral is of the
cube and chunk varieties, some of the
pieces weighing half ton.
Mrs. Eustice Gross, an old resident
of this city, died SUDDENLY, of heart
disease on last Friday morning. She
had been i'll for sometime; but or
Thursday evening she did not seem
to be dangerously sick. Early on Fri
day morning her labored and LOUD
breathing awoke and alarmed hel
daughter, who was sleeping with her
and who ran to neighbours house foI
assistance but before she returned with
assistance Mrs. Gross was dead. Tn,
immediate cause of her death wa
heart disease. The funeral was helt
from st. Marys Germany Catholic
church on Saturday. She was sixty
one years of age, and leaves HUSBAND
and two daughters and one son; al
grown up.
w. W. Rucker, of Platteville. is can
vassing in this vicinity for very ex
cellent book entitled The Practice
Home Physician" which is popula
guide for the household management
of diseases, giving most improved
methods of treatment with plain in
structions. The work is edited by thu
following eminent and skillful ply
sicianS; Henry NJ. Lyman, Christian
Fenger. Webster Jones and W. T. Bee
field. 1t is highly recommended b,
medical men generally. Our city ply
siciars add strong testimonials to it
great merits. \ copy will be foun'
very useful in any household. MI
hlIhtt Will ItutdAAl III hllltIh lOlIl
for a short time. where anybody de
string to see copy of the work cal
address him.
The Freeport Bulletin pays the fol
lowing handsome compliment to
former citizen of Mineral Point: "Fo
some time past there has been Yer
nearly an unanimous wish on the par
of the democrats that Mr.. William
Trembor would accept the democrati
nomination for mayor. Why this i
so 1t is unnecessary to say as tn
reasons are apparent and well know
TO all. Mr.. Trembor had repeated
stated that he did not care to run o
account of his time being already S
fully occupied. but nevertheless man
democrats have thought he might b
induced to change his mind. 1t i
useless to cherish this hope any longer
as Mr. Trembor to-day informed
representative of the Bulletin that hi
decision was irrevocable-he could Nc
accept the office. The party will c
course respect Mr.. Trembor's wishes
the matter, while regretting his deci,
ion, for there can be but little dout
| that il would be easier to elect hin